Explore the Family Name Clugston

The meaning of Clugston

Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Clugston in Wigtownshire.

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How common is the last name Clugston in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Clugston has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 25,147th most popular surname but slipped to 25,640 in 2010, indicating a small decline of 1.96 percent. The actual count of people with the Clugston surname, however, saw a slight increase from 925 to 962, a growth of 4 percent over the decade. The proportion of Clugstons per 100,000 people also showed a small decline from 0.34 to 0.33, a decrease of 2.94 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,147	#25,640	-1.96%
Count	925	962	4%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.33	-2.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clugston

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts for those bearing the Clugston surname. While the majority of Clugstons identified as White (94.49 percent in 2010, down from 96 percent in 2000), there were notable increases in other ethnicities. Specifically, the percentage identifying as Hispanic jumped significantly from 1.30 percent in 2000 to 2.91 percent in 2010, marking a substantial increase of 123.85 percent. There were negligible or zero percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both years. Interestingly, the 2010 census showed 0.73 percent of Clugstons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that had no representation in 2000. The proportion of Clugstons identifying with two or more races showed a slight decrease from 1.41 percent in 2000 to 1.25 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96%	94.49%	-1.57%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.91%	123.85%
Two or More Races	1.41%	1.25%	-11.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.73%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.65%	0%	0%